Blur – Leisure (LP Vinyl)

Blur's 1991 debut arrived at a curious crossroads, nodding heavily toward the shoegaze and Madchester sounds that dominated British indie at the time before the band pivoted toward the sharper Britpop identity that would make them stars. "There's No Other Way" gave them their first real chart moment, but the woozy, effects-drenched cuts surrounding it hint at a group still finding its footing, which is exactly what makes Leisure worth revisiting.